The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-08-06

j "A |';os a. snosssr
se}eoun vor|k Mis- mn en- nc work on
tho shaft and sinking n l,eInR done very
rapidly. The timber shaft = located
about midway between "A" and "B"
shafts and about the center Of the vein.
There seems TO be no question about the
quantity Of ore TO be had there.
Nothing new is heard concerning the
consolidation OF the Moore Benjamin
mines and the Youngstown, Florenceand
Iron River mines. II is hardly reason
able TO believe that the sale has been
made because it is very probable that
before a sale 81 that magnitude was con-
summated the properties would have
been thoroughly examined by the Con-
solidated Co Such has not been the
case and the resident officers areas much
ia the dark as ever regarding the matter.
There il, however, sufficient time for the
purchasers to make an examination be-
fore the time expires.
ID. G. Lockwood began work anew on
the north half OF the northwest quarter
OF section thirty-three, 43-32. He has
moved down near the railroad track and
will drive a tunnel into the hill from that
point, the mouth OF the tunnel being
about one hundred feet below the brow
OF the hill. This work is being done with
the expectation OF cutting the continual
ton OF the vein Of ore ON Raher 4 James
property on section twenty-eight, which
it is thought extends to the Lockwood
option.
A. Justified and associates have OBJ
tanned from the Lake Superior Ship Cam
al, Railway x Iron CO., an option TO ex-
plore for iron on the southwest quarter
of the northwest quarter and the north
west Of the southwest quarter OF section
one, 42-33. This option joins the Dunn
mine ON the west and is considered n
good one. A company will undoubt-
edly be mt once formed. Exploratory
work will be commenced as soon as ar
rangements can be perfected, or before
the fifteenth Instant.
Nothing is now being done at ID. G..
Lockwood's graphite find ON section
thirty-throe, 43-32. The material com
pares very favorable with samples of
pure graphite from the deposits on the
island of Cylon. The graphite is not dull
black as many will suppose but partakes
very much OF the color of lead in its
natural state. Nothing OF the kind has
ever been found hereabouts and the dis
covery is causis quite ripple of ex-
element.
A recent analysis of the Monitor ore
shows it to be 69.55 per cent. metallic
iron and .115 phosphorus. The first an
alysis made was from ore thrown out by
the first shot assayed 22S per cent.
metallic iron and 1877 phosphorus. The
second analysis was made from ore five
feet below the top OF the ledge, il will be
seen that while going up nearly seven per
cent. in iron it has dropped twelve per
cent in phosphorus.
Encs ). Smith, John l.. Edwards and
VIM. James are exploring on the south
west quarter OF the southwest quarter
of section twenty-seven, 1892. Work
WAS commenced ON Monday and two
pits are being put down. The gentlemen
interested are expert miners and are do
ing the work themselves. The location
is said Co be good one.
Capt. Daniel Bundy, OF Marinettc, il
conducting nm exploration on the south
east quarter OF the southeast quarter OF
section twenty-seven, and ON the north
hall OF the northwest quarter Of section
thirty-iour, 1892 An encouraging pros
pcct is in view and will be carefully fol.
lowed to "A finish.
A. Justified and Others have secured
on option ON the northwest quarter ol
section four, 1892. The prospects ARE
said TO be very encouraging and work
will bc at once commenced.
Many new explorations have been re-
Gently commenced in this vicinity within
the past two weeks, and there is talk ol
many more exploring camps being put
in very1oon.
The Matt Gibson ct al explorations ON
section four, d4-33, have shown up n
red spccular ore. The ore has merely
been found and is yet to be developed
IL il claimed that Gibson, Wilson and
Pascoe, OF Republic, who are exploring ON
section ten, Abb, have found a vein OF